Thaao starred in the remake of Mission Impossible from 1988-1990 playing the part of Nicholas Black. There were 35 episodes made, 7 filmed in 1988, 22 filmed in 1989 and 6 in 1990.

The episodes were:

* The Sands of Seth (1990)

* Deadly Harvest (1990)

* Cargo Cult (1990)

* The Assassin (1990)

* Gunslinger (1990)

* Church Bells in Bogota (1990)

* The Pawn (1989)

* The Haunting (1989)

* The Lions (1989)

* The Greek (1989)

* The Fortune (1989)

* The Fixer (1989)

* Spy (1989)

* The Devils (1989)

* The Plague (1989)

* Reprisal (1989)

* Mission: Impossible: Submarine (1989)

* Bayou (1989)

* The Golden Serpent, Part One (1989)

* The Golden Serpent, Part Two (1989)

* The Princess (1989)

* Command Performance (1989)

* Countdown (1989)

* War Games (1989)

* Target Earth (1989)

* The Fuhrer's Children (1989)

* Banshee (1989)

* For Art's Sake (1989)

* The Killer (1988)

* The System (1988)

* Holograms (1988)

* The Condemned (1988)

* The Wall (1988)

* The Cattle King (1988)

* The Legacy (1988)

The 'team'

Phil, Thaao & Tony

Here Thaao recounts the initial interview for the part.

"I had such a week. I was tested by Paramount and then by ABC. I love the role because this character has so many facets. In two days of auditioning, I played an accountant, a German Gestapo officer, a 70-year old man and a man on death row.

Thaao with fans

The competition was incredible. They tested actors both here and in Australia. To me, it felt like winning the lottery.

As I was about to audition for the final time, I remember thinking, 'God, please come through me and let me do this for myself, my mum and my dad.'

I later heard that my performance blew them away. You can't always have your faculties at your fingertips when you go into that kind of element with all those people looking at you. I think I was kind of favoured that day. I felt blessed."